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one of the prominent members, roger staubach. he has plans to attend. if the game doesn't happen, that's another missed opportunity. in annapolis, don harrison. >> everybody is hoping they can work this out but both teams have an open date. we'll stay on top of it. >> meanwhile, the president is asking congressional leaders to sitdown at the -- sit down at the warehouse. the senate democrats said they will not accept piecemeal measures. this is being felt all across the nation. >> day two and still no and in sight. president obama asked congressional lead ares to sit down with him at the white house, but there are no indications that anyone's changing their tune. house republicans are making
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another attempt to pass individual funding measures, money it reopen the national parks and management and provide veterans benefits but the white house said it will veto them. >> what right did they have to pick and choose what part of government can be funded. >> nearly 800,000 federal workers are furloughed. >> i've belt and developed the models that predict storm surge, and yet i'm in the able to do my job. >> they were sent home from work yesterday. no work, no pay. >> you have some breaking down because they're worried about paying their bills. >> 4,000 workers were furloughed at two military facilities in suburban detroit. >> it will be a little shutdown. we'll feel it in the wallet. >> reporter: the national head
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start associaon estimates nearly 19,000 low income children have lost or are at risk of losing nutrition services. more said speaker barn needs to let the house vote on the bill that with not include changes to obamacare but boehner is not budging. >> we continue to work for you to figure all this out and what it moons to you and the changes as they happen. you can fd them on abc2news.com. the shut june over obama care is only part of the budget problem. there's also a fight brewing over the debt ceiling. a new cnn/orc said it -- poll said it would be bad.
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>> weather wise we continue to see mid-80s. 85 in the city. 4 in perry hall. 84 from frederick. winds are light from the west, enough to stir the air. humidity is creeping up. we begin to say hello, potentially to karen, not a named storm yet, but you see a well defined center near the yucatan and mexico. this thing is looking more and more impressive. clear and mild. back to you. >> sasha and bear are back home with their owners. the owners were forced to give up the 14 and 15-year-old pitbulls after the law ruled they are inher repetitively dangerous. sasha and bear's owners took them it consider the and they are back home tonight.
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people are back home after efforts to shore up a home back fired. it happened in the 1900 block of wilkens avenue. people said part of the vacant row house collapsed in november but the city put up large wooden braces to keep the rest of the brick facing from falling down. that held up until contractors began work on an adjacent row house. >> the bricks weren't falling. it's not like they needed to do that. they didn't have the proper permit. none of that was in place. >> now, the city has condemned the building. the american red cross stepped in to put them in hear hotels and the city has emergencied to find them permanent housing over the next few days. >> tom clan shy never left baltimore but he left us here this morning. the man had gave us the hunt for
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red october, we remember tom clancy for his complex best selling novels which were turned into hits. he died at johns hopkins hospital, who he gave millions to. he grew up on glen eagle road. his life was up and down charles street. down to loyola college. he was researches about u.s. intelligence with incredible detail and ac a say. former secretary of state colin powell called him a dear friend. 17 of clancy's novels appeared on the new york's best selling look. you could see him out there at camden yards and he was referred to as a treasured friend and devoted marylander and that his passion for the military is evidence to make sure the machine and women who served our
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country were properly recognized for their service and commitment. we want to know which was your favorite novel or the story made into a movie. >> clear and present danger. coming up, the shutdown won't be too much of a burden on one person. that's because they won $180 million. >> lus, we always -- plus, we always want the latest and the greatest. we'll break down what you should and shouldn't cope around the house so you don't waste your money. >> 86 at bwi. i'll tell you one tech follow scry that's not obsolete, the air-conditioning. we have a winner for you.
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let's go to annapolis here. is that wyatt out there paddling away. how would you like to be sitting looking out at the water. the market house is opening up to rave reviews. we've got the power boat going on. wyatt will have the details coming up. >> someone spent a lot of nights dreaming about winning the lottery, megamillions ticket, the dream paid off. it was sold in recount ron --
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anne arundel county. >> we met a lot of people who knew who to blame. >> should have, could have was on everybody's mind in severn. everybody wondering why they aren't holding the $189 million jackpot ticket. the excuse this time wasn't the dog eating the ticket. it was the spouse eye was hoping it was my husband. he's the one who bought the lottery ticket. >> i thought it was me. i told my wife to play it but she didn't. bet are luck next time. >> reporter: this dash-in is the lucky spot. >> we can have one sign so more can come to buy more tickets. >> not everyone thinks luck
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works that way. >> it is what it is. i'm happy for -- i hope it's someone who really, really needs it. >> i'm with you. if the winner chooses the cash option, he, she or they will take home $86 million after taxes. something the winner may and up spending some of that cash on, rising bank fees. there is a new survey by bank rate.com. it found that you're paying more just for having money in the bank. the average fee for overdraft is $32. a fee for another atm up to $3. we love our gadgets, smartphones, tablets. many are wondering what comes next. >> john matarese takes a look so you don't waste your money. >> technological developments in
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recent years have made one popular item almost obsolete. do you still watch movies on vhs tapes? that as one device you no longer need in your home. >> if you have a click and shoot camera and a smart phone, you don't need both. buying point and shoot may be a waste of money. others include a stand aloan gps if you have a smartphone a dpafd player now that we stream movies. flash drive, thanks to the cloud. desktop computers. a laptop does it all. home cam corders, a victim of smart phones and alarm clocks, soon to be replaced by your phone or tablet. none of these item also disappear completely. a lot of people like to have a separate gps unit and separate point and shoot camera.
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but if you're doing it, it might be a case of don't waste your money. >> all right. listen up, ladies, a new study that researchers say is the final word on hormone replacement therapy for women going through menopause. people who have just entered menopause can take hrt in the short term. they said it's in the long term solution that will prevent diseases. the older the woman, the morris being associated with it. it can help them deal with hot flashes and night sweats. mid-80s out there today. humidity felt like beach weather. give you a quick look at the beach even though most of us couldn't makeit down there.
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it will be -- we will extend the season in maryland's biggest resort. live view in dundalk on the east side. we have fall foil large. 83 right now. winds are west, northwest at seven. if you have great fall foliage shots -- any gorgeous ways you're enjoying the weather, shoot them our way. we'd like this take a lack at those. the weather forecast tomorrow, great. it will not be exactly cool. better off running early in the morning or late in the overing in. humidity cropping up, at least in the mid-range tomorrow. the numbers statewide still in the low 80s. topping out in the mid-80s. more of the same the next couple of afternoons. that breeze out of the west may be more comfortable. we think humidity will creep upward tomorrow. that will make it feel even more summer like. air temps will be back around the mid-80s once again.
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the trend is showing a few clouds, no rain. the closest rain probably going to be in northwest pennsylvania. even that may not come to fruition. again, we are crystal clear. travel weather looks outstanding. whether you're on the road, train or catching a flight, it doesn't get much clearer across the east coast hub. the surface map tells the tale of the high pressure bubble. it should drift further north and northeast in the next new days. the warm humid sewed of the high still to the waste. we're in the getting the peak humidity valleys. that could happen early into the weekend. this front has stalled, just not moving. it's not going to play a factor in our weather. what could play a factor beyond the weekend will be this right here, this large tropical low which is showing better organization. the center is just off the you ca tan of mexico and looking
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more impresscy. right now the national hurricane center calling this an area of interest. the humidity flight should be in. by the way, most of our computer models bring it to either florida or the alabama, mississippi region into the early part of the weekend. the moisture shoots up the coast. we get rain out of it potentially monday and tuesday. tonight 58. tomorrow into the mid-80s. the next couple of days we stay in the mid-80s, upper 80s. the city of baltimore could hit 90. the chance for shiewrs coming in as we go maybe sunday night. i think i will take that out. it's relly a monday, tuesday scenario for rain, maybe associated with karen. >> such a mild mannered name. >> those are the names you have to watch. >> you're taking the rain out of sunday. >> watch football all day. a big thank you to everyone
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yoga is a great way it relieve stress and stay in shape, but the downward dog may not be the best pose. >> tonight at 11, why more men are getting hurt in the yes ga studio compared to women and why the injuries are much more serious. >> a couple of rounds. >> the downward dog? >> maybe, maybe but we don't have video of that. the outlook into the weekend you see how warm it is. so enjoy it. >> we'll see you back here at 11. you, uh, here for the interview? yeah... is that...? it is! (sigh)
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the billion dollar lawsuit over who is to blame for michael jackson's death. his family and his children at the center of the fight. so what did the jury say? and also tonight, first sight. we send david muir halfway around the world for a miracle moment. tonight the american doctor helping blind villagers see in just seven minutes. we are there at thej< moment th take those patches off. good evening to you. as we come on the air you are looking live at the white house where right now behind those doors there is an all out push to bring the government shutdown to an end. democrats and republicans summoned to meet with the president, a high stakes meeting. but on this date two of the shutdown all across this country americans are asking, what is this costing hard working families. is it putting the country at
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risk? abc's senior national correspondent jim avila leads us off tonight. >> reporter: the shutdown is not just about bureaucrats and tourists. today, the men in charge of the cia and nsa told congress 70 percent of america's intelligence analysts are on the beach, furloughed. >> i've been in the intelligence business for about 50 years. i've never seen anything like this. this seriously damages our ability to protect the safety and security of this nation and its citizens. >> reporter: at fbi headquarters today, 50 percent of the staff ordered to stay home, making it more difficult to identify terrorist threats, across town at the fda, all scheduled inspections of foreign and domestic fish, fruit, vegetable and juice producers have been postponed. at the cdc, researchers are not tracking outbreaks of food poisoning. less than a third of the cdc scientists are on the job. one official telling abc news, "it's mind blowing that our world renowned scientists can't look at their blackberries
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today.k%2m >> reporter: home buyers applying or waiting for fha backed mortgages are alr suffering. >> we're in this hotel for who knows how long. >> reporter: in ft. wayne, indiana, the reed family loan stuck in the pipeline, awaiting final approval from government employees not atwork. critical social programs such as wic which provides 9 million moms with money for infant formula and baby food have been deemed nonessential. >> how am i supposed to get the extra $200 a month. >> reporter: head start is shutting down across the country. in connecticut today there was no preschool program for this woman's twin sons. >> it's going to affect them in a big way as far as them not being able to be in school. >> reporter: trouble for military families, too. cut rate stores on bases and posts have been closed. the civilian workers who run them sent home.
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>> stop it, stop it. >> reporter: across the country frustration at those in congress shutting down the government to make a political point. >> government shutdown is ridiculous. it's gop obstructionism in its purist form. >> it's a crime and i'm sure most of it is the tea party. >> you guys needmañz to sit dow earn am sent you to washington to do. >> reporter: plenty of disgust across the country. this is having a broad impact on the american economy. $1.6 billion a week being lost, $300 million a day and $12.5 million every hour lost due to project tift. >> every hour, thank you. jim. we want to know more of what you want to tell washington. send us an instagram with the hashtag tell washington. as we return back to the drama inside the white house, a presidential huddle with congressional leaderséá parties.
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